Serving The Ghanaian Chicago Community
Tuesday, September 8, 2026
OP‑ED — By Daniel Nii Okine One year and seven months into the NDC administration, and already Hon. Mahama Ayariga is dancing dangerously close to a political fire that needs no rekindling. For a government elected on the raw anger of citizens who demanded accountability, transparency, and an end to […]
J. Atsu Amegashie September 1, 2026 Sharia law or Islamic law prohibits charging interest (riba) on loans. In a document titled “Guideline for the Regulation and Supervision of Non-Interest Banking in Ghana”, and dated January 13, 2026, the Bank of Ghana (BoG) developed guidelines to meet “…. the growing interest […]
By Samuel Akpokavi When the Paramount Chief of the Asebu Traditional Area, Nana Prof Okatakyi Amanfi VII, posed the question, “Who buys koobi at midnight?” he delivered a culturally grounded metaphor that resonated widely. It was sharp, memorable, and rooted in the familiar cadence of rural life; yet interpreting the […]
By; Harry Hammond gozaro007@gmail.com 0244658466 / 0207698171 For years, I have watched with growing concern as the sanitation crisis in our capital, Accra, deepens. The gutters choked with plastic, the heaps of refuse at Agbogbloshie, Kaneshie, Kwame Nkrumah Circle and our beaches, they tell a story of a beautiful city slowly […]
In the contemporary public square, a troubling erosion of civic engagement is underway. Increasingly, individuals confronted with an opposing viewpoint abandon the discipline of argumentation and instead resort to dismissive rhetoric. The target becomes the writer, not the reasoning. The tone becomes the battleground, not the evidence. What should be […]
